The quick travel journey of the cold heroine

Chapter 170 The Princess Who Struggled to Protect Herself (24)

“You’ve seen the situation in Lai State along the way. If they don’t treat their soldiers well, their chances of winning won’t be great.

We are now in Lai State, and the outcome of the Lai State war is related to our future.

So using part of the dowry money to pay the soldiers was an idea I had when I saw the bandits.”

Whether Lai was really short of money or just unwilling to pay the soldiers, Shui Zhizi decided to take out the money.

"But if we give this money to the king, and the king gives it to someone else, how much do you think will end up in the hands of the Lai soldiers?"

If the ministers of Lai State could distribute the money from the court to the soldiers without a penny missing, how could there be so many refugees and bandits in Lai State now?

"So only by handing the money over to the third prince can we ensure that the money actually reaches the hands of the soldiers." Yingfu understood.

"And this Princess Dongmeng spoke about the military pay of Lai State in that tone. What do you think the king will do? What will the ministers of Lai State think?"

Yingfu thought about it and realized that the princess was confused, surprised and even had a bit of pity in her tone. If it were her, she would definitely feel ashamed.

Shui Zhizi continued: "They will feel ashamed.

So in order to avoid embarrassment, if they were smart enough, they should have looked into the issue of military pay and turned the issue of the soldiers into bandits' business.

If the investigation is successful, the situation of the army in Lai State should be improved.”

"But what if they don't check?"

This question made Shui Zhizi pause.

"If no one in the court thinks this matter should be investigated and feels that what happened today is shameful, then Yingfu and I will have to think about how to escape back to Dongmeng."

There is no hope for the Lai State.

"And Yingfu, do you think that no one is really interested in my dowry?

Now that I have taken out so much money, they should be more restrained."

"But what if they think that since the princess can come up with so much money at once, she can come up with more?"

"So what happens next depends on you."

Shui Zhizi blinked at Yingfu.

Yingfu was puzzled.

Shui Zhizi continued to hint.

"I am a spoiled, naive little girl who has no idea of ​​the sufferings of the world and has no concept of money."

Yingfu smiled. "I understand. I will go and complain to the other people in Dongmeng tomorrow."

This poverty must be cried out to the ears of King Lai.

Shui Zhizi continued, "It would be best if the Third Prince knew about this as well."

"But the Third Prince should be able to guess that we are pretending to be poor."

Through their interactions along the way, Yingfu naturally realized that the third prince Xin Zhuyou was very smart.

"So what if you guessed it? Who doesn't know about the dowry that I have put out in the open?

I have given out half of my dowry, so even if he knows that I have something else besides the dowry, he should still remember my kindness."

"I will definitely do it well."

"Let our people be polite to the Third Prince as before."

This time, without waiting for Yingfu to ask why, Shui Zhizi directly told the reason.

“He is a man who cares about the people and is smart enough.

Even though he had been suppressed, he still had a place in the court of Lai State.

He understands many things about the State of Lai better than we do.

After all, we will have to live abroad permanently, and our identities do not allow us to participate in the court affairs of Lai State.

So we need someone who can pass on the most accurate information to us.”

Xin Zhuyou is the person Shui Zhizi chose early on.

So Shui Zhizi was very kind to Xin Zhuyou along the way.

He is also willing to help Xin Zhuyou within his ability.

After Yingfu understood Shui Zhizi's intention, he did a great job in doing what Shui Zhizi had arranged.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yin went to ask Shui Zhizi before going to bed that night.

"Queen, I heard that the thank-you gift you gave to King You was half of your dowry?"

"Hasn't King You taken all of it to pay the soldiers? Why, is it still not enough?

I don't have any more concubines. My brother said that half of my dowry would be needed to support the guards, maids, craftsmen, doctors, etc. who came to Lai with me for a lifetime.

So that half is all the money I have taken out. If it is still not enough, I will need to write a letter to my brother. "

Looking at Shui Zhizi's defensive face, Xin Zhuyin didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.

Shui Zhizi was obviously very honest, but every word she said hit the point that he cared about most.

Let Emperor Dongmeng know that Princess Dongmeng used half of her dowry to pay military salaries to the State of Lai.

Emperor Dongmeng would probably send someone to ask him to return the money intact overnight, and his Lai Kingdom would be disgraced.

And Shui Zhizi just said that the remaining half of the dowry would be used to support the servants who came to Lai State with her.

What about her? As a princess, she had much more food, clothing, shelter and transportation than those servants.

Didn’t she think about this when she took out the dowry?

The key point is that Shui Zhizi originally wanted to give so much money to Xin Zhuyou, the lowly slave son.

What is she thinking? Doesn't she have a brain?

"Why did you give King You so much money?"

"He was injured while trying to protect me from the assassin, and he can't live any longer.

My royal brother said that nothing is more important than human life.

And hasn’t it all become military pay now?

I still feel sorry for King You, but I have nothing to give him."

Xin Zhuyin didn't want to talk anymore when he looked into Shui Zhizi's innocent and stupid eyes.

Wasn't Shui Zhizi really mocking him?

It was he who gave all of Xin Zhuyou's money to Xin Zhuyou as military pay.

How did Dong Meng raise this princess? Didn’t she understand the situation at all?

Always just make yourself happy.

“The queen is very happy that she can use her own dowry to help Lai Guogu.

I will ask King You to return the remaining money after paying the military salaries to the Queen.

If you need anything in the future, just tell me directly. The queen has already married me, so there is no need to tell Emperor Dongmeng everything.

Don't ask Emperor Dongmeng for money anymore."

Shui Zhizi smiled clearly, "I understand."

If he is someone with some self-respect, then that would be easy to deal with.

"Okay, take a rest." Xin Zhuyin said as he walked towards the bed.

Shui Zhizi's smile froze for a moment. Her body had been feeling uncomfortable all day.

Xin Zhuyin, a martial artist, only cared about his own comfort and didn't care about her feelings at all.

It was another painful night for Shui Zhizi.

The next day, Shui Zhizi had just opened her eyes and Xin Zhuyin was about to get up.

Shui Zhizi pulled Xin Zhuyin.

"Your Majesty, my concubine's residence has not been settled yet. I will move out in three days."

Shui Zhizi didn't talk to Xin Zhuyin in a condescending manner, but she didn't have the habit of getting others' approval for everything.

So many times she would just tell Xin Zhuyin directly what she wanted to do.